Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Got it!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
and now the calm
for the last 2 weeks we have only had 2 nights where it was the hub, the little girl & i on our own. the sunday we came home from the hospital - which was a little rough as we had the 2 pups & the cat to acclimate to the new baby. and a long night of getting used to baby noises & feeding & changing. then the in-laws came for a few days which coincided with our hospital stay #2. once we got home from that we had one thursday night together & then my parents came for the weekend & my mom stayed for the week.
now- i love my mom & she is awesome with the baby & cooks & bakes like a madwoman. which is good because we feast, but we also eat like we never do normally so that means too stuffed, a lot of calories & not a little discomfort with the intestines. plus- while i do love & appreciate all that she does- she does not clean up after herself. i can see her point in that she was doing all the cooking, but typically when i cook i clean up as i go & i try very hard to keep the kitchen clean. she does not. it got a little tough towards the end of the week as every single day the dishwasher was running at least once- sometimes twice a day. we usually only have it running twice a week. it's a small pet peeve, but with very little sleep it becomes a big annoyance to both the hub & i. i will miss her being here now that she is gone & i really do wish my parents were closer so we could visit more often.
last night a friend of the hub's came over to see the baby with his girlfriend. i ended up in a totally foul mood by the end of the night. my sister & i had caiden at the mall for a few hours yesterday- long enough to feed her twice while out. they stopped by right at dinner time- unannounced. irritant #1. who just pops by a house with a 2 week old?
then the girlfriend proceeds to tell me:
- that i need to keep the dogs away from the baby because she'll inhale the dander & get horrible asthma & possibly die. (um- thanks, but prominent medical journals & studies have disagreed with you on that one...)
- that i am spoiling my baby by letting her be held while she's sleeping. i need to put her down & let her cry.
- that when my baby is fussy because she's gassy that i shouldn't be rocking her because she never rocked her babies & they are just fine.
then she proceeded to eat half our dinner & hang out for over an hour & a half while i had to go upstairs to feed my crying fussy baby. that i apparently am spoiling. i was so livid & fed up with being insulted that i tried to give the hub the hint to get them the hell out of there, which he did- but by going with them to fix his friend's computer. which meant that he was gone for over an hour & a half. annoying me even more.
my aunt & uncle stopped by with their granddaughter last night too, but after the day we had she was very fussy & couldn't calm down. which meant we cluster fed a lot while the rest of my family got to visit together. i know this isn't entirely the girlfriend's fault, but i still blame her anyway. if she hadn't been there & upset me at first then maybe caiden wouldn't have been overstimulated & maybe we all would have had a better night.
as it was my sister & brother-in-law are still here for another night & my sis took the baby this morning so i could sleep. which was awesome. then we had a nice lazy day & got dressed around 3:30 for our big outing of a walk to the ice cream stand. she is still sacked out in her carseat because she loves the stroller so much it put her completely out & i couldn't bear to wake her up to take her out.
i have started pumping- but i am starting nice & slow. i am doing one side one time a day while i feed her. so far 2 pump sessions have yielded almost 4 ounces. so i am stoked about that. we are also going to try to alter how we feed to see if it helps with her fussy/gassy sessions. i think i have been pretty much doing it backwards by letting her eat for about 10 mins on the first side & then as long as she wants on #2. i am reversing that & giving full access to #1 & then what she wants on #2. i honestly didn't know about the fore/hindmilk thing until today.
well- it's time for princess piggy to eat again, so here's to getting it right!
now- i love my mom & she is awesome with the baby & cooks & bakes like a madwoman. which is good because we feast, but we also eat like we never do normally so that means too stuffed, a lot of calories & not a little discomfort with the intestines. plus- while i do love & appreciate all that she does- she does not clean up after herself. i can see her point in that she was doing all the cooking, but typically when i cook i clean up as i go & i try very hard to keep the kitchen clean. she does not. it got a little tough towards the end of the week as every single day the dishwasher was running at least once- sometimes twice a day. we usually only have it running twice a week. it's a small pet peeve, but with very little sleep it becomes a big annoyance to both the hub & i. i will miss her being here now that she is gone & i really do wish my parents were closer so we could visit more often.
last night a friend of the hub's came over to see the baby with his girlfriend. i ended up in a totally foul mood by the end of the night. my sister & i had caiden at the mall for a few hours yesterday- long enough to feed her twice while out. they stopped by right at dinner time- unannounced. irritant #1. who just pops by a house with a 2 week old?
then the girlfriend proceeds to tell me:
- that i need to keep the dogs away from the baby because she'll inhale the dander & get horrible asthma & possibly die. (um- thanks, but prominent medical journals & studies have disagreed with you on that one...)
- that i am spoiling my baby by letting her be held while she's sleeping. i need to put her down & let her cry.
- that when my baby is fussy because she's gassy that i shouldn't be rocking her because she never rocked her babies & they are just fine.
then she proceeded to eat half our dinner & hang out for over an hour & a half while i had to go upstairs to feed my crying fussy baby. that i apparently am spoiling. i was so livid & fed up with being insulted that i tried to give the hub the hint to get them the hell out of there, which he did- but by going with them to fix his friend's computer. which meant that he was gone for over an hour & a half. annoying me even more.
my aunt & uncle stopped by with their granddaughter last night too, but after the day we had she was very fussy & couldn't calm down. which meant we cluster fed a lot while the rest of my family got to visit together. i know this isn't entirely the girlfriend's fault, but i still blame her anyway. if she hadn't been there & upset me at first then maybe caiden wouldn't have been overstimulated & maybe we all would have had a better night.
as it was my sister & brother-in-law are still here for another night & my sis took the baby this morning so i could sleep. which was awesome. then we had a nice lazy day & got dressed around 3:30 for our big outing of a walk to the ice cream stand. she is still sacked out in her carseat because she loves the stroller so much it put her completely out & i couldn't bear to wake her up to take her out.
i have started pumping- but i am starting nice & slow. i am doing one side one time a day while i feed her. so far 2 pump sessions have yielded almost 4 ounces. so i am stoked about that. we are also going to try to alter how we feed to see if it helps with her fussy/gassy sessions. i think i have been pretty much doing it backwards by letting her eat for about 10 mins on the first side & then as long as she wants on #2. i am reversing that & giving full access to #1 & then what she wants on #2. i honestly didn't know about the fore/hindmilk thing until today.
well- it's time for princess piggy to eat again, so here's to getting it right!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
wondergirls
it's official- i have super b00bs... little girl had her 2 week appointment yesterday & is up a grand total of 1 whole inch & 1 pound 1 ounce! she is doing fantastic & is eating just fine! i got my pump today & plan to start pumping one side while she nurses the other. i just don't know if i should do that every feeding or not- i am thinking i will during the day for sure, but night might be just for us. thoughts?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
still here
she's still great- very very healthy appetite. i swear she's over 8 pounds now- very curious to see at her 2 week on friday. she fusses maybe 2x a day, but we found out she adores her sling. she's been an angel at night for 2 nights in a row... i really hope that continues a while. the hub wants me to bring my mom to the gym later so he can have alone time with her. he's been great about taking her & soothing/changing/ playing with her whenever. i love to watch it! i'm trying to nap at least once during the day when she does, but it's tough for me- i am not a napper...
she has been letting me sleep about 7 hours a night- broken up into 2.5/3 hour shifts, but it's still sleep! i really am a very blessed mommy so far. plus my mom's here for the week so we're all getting spoiled with great food! (and the boob juice works great- i am 5 pounds away from pre-baby weight this morning- it's 5 excessively squishy pounds & my fingers are still a little numb & tingly- but no complaints here!)
i'm trying to take & upload pics as much as possible, but a million things pop up first!
she has been letting me sleep about 7 hours a night- broken up into 2.5/3 hour shifts, but it's still sleep! i really am a very blessed mommy so far. plus my mom's here for the week so we're all getting spoiled with great food! (and the boob juice works great- i am 5 pounds away from pre-baby weight this morning- it's 5 excessively squishy pounds & my fingers are still a little numb & tingly- but no complaints here!)
i'm trying to take & upload pics as much as possible, but a million things pop up first!
Friday, April 10, 2009
home & one week
thank you for all the prayers & well wishes - we are back home. miss caiden is pronounced perfectly healthy & totally normal. the neurologist said it could ju8st have been a twitch as she slept & if it happened again to hold her. if it stops then it's not a seizure. so happy! she's eating right now so i'm typing 1 handed so this will be short. i will be taking & updating pictures at some point! here's the last one i took with her little iv cast on... so sad! she is rocking her bling hat though- so at least she was stylin!
edit- i just realized my little girl is one week old today. i can't believe it's already been a week- she is so much the same & so different. she's lying here snoring peacefully on the boppy while i type, yet she has been through more in a week than anyone should have to go through. it hasn't been an easy life so far little girl, but let's hope those days are behind us & you are a very boring baby from now on!
it's still surreal to me that a week ago you were still in my tummy, poking your little foot into my ribs & sticking your butt up on the other side. one week ago you were my little bump buddy- ihad no idea who you were going to be & now i can look down at your perfect little face, (with your adorable chin butt)- so new & yet so familiar all at once. just one short week & i can't remember not having you here, you complete our family so much better than i ever could have dreamed & after this week i know i would die a thousand times over to protect you from harm or hurt.
(another side note- totally killing the vibe, but after gaining tons of weight the last week, at least 5 pounds of water, and then seeing that only 9 pounds came off by sunday... this whole breastfeeding/stress combo is great for the post=pregnancy figure! i am down to 10 pounds over pre=preggo weight with clothes on & once i got home around 2 today. amazing! of course- it's 10 pounds of super squishy feels like a water bed strapped to my abs kind of weight, but i have ankles & cheekbones again. i'll take it!)
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
birth story
i was trying to keep track while everything was going on- so this is direct from my phone- i will fill in after & i apologize for the quickness- but i won't get back to a computer again until wednesday- so this will have to do for now!
9 am sent to triage. Bp coming down quickly, blood tests all normal but spilled protein in urine. 11 am told being admitted & induced. 12 am in room.
1 pitocin started @ 4ml.
Increased to 6 @ 2:15. feeling contractions now but bearable every 5 mins or so.
2:45 pitocin upped again to 8.
Upped to 10 at 3:15. hub had a burger & a cheesesteak- I am starving. Definitely feel contractions but still not terribly painful- just uncomfortable.
Checked at 3:50 dilated to 4cm & 60% effaced. 4:30 upped again to 12. Baby is floating though & has to drop. Hard to do when i'm stuck in bed...
7pm no change- still 4cm and 50-60%. Water is broken at 7:25 in time for final jeopardy. Real contractions start- no fun.
Checked at 10 - no change. Get through 4 more contractions & beg shamelessly for epidural. In by 11 & have a big window. Anaestesiologist pops by just to check on me & saves day. Get about 30 minutes of dozing & 20 mins of sleep. Then feel like have to poop real bad.
Checked at 1am & am 10& 100%!!!
pushing started at 1:21 am- she was born at 4:05am... no fun at all. she had tons of bruising & a conehead- everyone later thought she was a vaccuum baby. she popped out like a bar of soap on the shower floor after her head came out- i had 4 internal tears 7 a episiotomy though. apparently there was meconium in the fluid that somehow was hidden by her giant (13.5 inch) head. she inhaled some & they were'nt expecting it. she was brought over to me for maybe a minute & then whisked to special care. she was intubated (3 times because she pulled it out twice!) to clear the meconium in her lungs. after 12 hours she was back with me. my mom & dad (& the hub of course) got to go see her well before me. i tried at 8 am but nearly passed out. went down at 12 & she was perfect to me!
we are home now & my milk is in. she has a touch of jaundice but a dr appointment tomorrow & is eating, pooping & peeing like a champ- so i am sure she'll be all cleared up soon. bruising & swelling is way down & i am feeling much better. still sore, but thank you t.ucks & hydr.ocortisone! i leave with a pic of her coming home! (all my flowers had bloomed that morning for her arrival- i did not get a picture- but it was an omen for my flower!) 
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Introducing
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
too tired for a real title
still here- still waiting. i did get some actual sleep last night so that was good. my appointment is tomorrow morning where hopefully there has been some significant progress. hell- hopefully these cramps & low back pain i have right now is an actual start to some real labor. if not- then i will a- cry, b- go to acupuncture for the induction treatment & hopefully c- have an induction date from my doc. i really would rather not be induced, but i knew when i picked them that they typically don't let women go more than a week past the due date & since we know for sure that 40 weeks is definitely on saturday i was okay with that. it would be nice for my body to decide to get this party started on it's own (and soon), but knowing that i really only have about a week left (since i'm pretty sure they schedule for thursdays or fridays over weekends) is pretty comforting.
i'll be sure to update whatever the case is- i already have the blogger e-mail posting thing down from my phone, now i just need to figure out how to sneak it into labor & delivery since they're banned there...
i'll be sure to update whatever the case is- i already have the blogger e-mail posting thing down from my phone, now i just need to figure out how to sneak it into labor & delivery since they're banned there...
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